Lawrence D. Brown

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Lawrence D. Brown
Lawrence D. Brown
Born(1940-12-16)December 16, 1940
DiedFebruary 21, 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 77)
NationalityUnited States
Alma materCornell University
California Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsStatistics
InstitutionsUniversity of Pennsylvania
Doctoral advisorJack Kiefer
Doctoral studentsJim Berger
T. Tony Cai
Iain M. Johnstone

Lawrence David Brown (16 December 1940 – 21 February 2018)[1][2] was an American educator and statistic analyzer. Miers Busch Professor and Professor of Statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics in 1992-93. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013.[3]

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  1. Berger, James O.; Cai, T. Tony; Johnstone, Iain M., eds. (2010). "Biography of Lawrence D. Brown". Borrowing Strength: Theory Powering Applications – A Festschrift for Lawrence D. Brown. Beachwood, Ohio, USA: Institute of Mathematical Statistics. pp. ix–x.
  2. Lawrence D. Brown
  3. Newly elected members Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, April 2013, retrieved 2013-04-24.